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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9163 

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Ms. MACE (for herself, Mr. OGLES, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. BURCHETT, 

and Mr. BRECHEEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 

the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on 

Armed Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit actions recognizing the Islamic Emirate of 

Afghanistan, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Preventing the Rec5 ognition of Terrorist States Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 

7 It is the policy of the United States— 


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1 (1) to not recognize the Islamic Emirate of Af2 ghanistan, which is controlled by the Taliban, as the 

3 official Government of Afghanistan under any cir4 cumstances; 

5 (2) to view the Taliban’s takeover of Afghani6 stan as a coup d’e ́tat and therefore illegitimate; and 

7 (3) to recognize that individuals designated as 

8 terrorists by the United States, such as Sirajuddin 

9 Haqqani, will play a key role in the Taliban regime. 

10 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON ACTIONS RECOGNIZING THE IS11 LAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN. 

12 (a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the policy set 

13 forth in section 2, no Federal department or agency may 

14 take any action or extend any assistance that states or 

15 implies recognition of the Taliban’s claim of sovereignty 

16 over Afghanistan. 

17 (b) FUNDING LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding any 

18 other provision of law, no Federal funds appropriated or 

19 otherwise made available for the Department of State, the 

20 United States Agency for International Development, or 

21 the Department of Defense on or after the date of the 

22 enactment of this Act may be obligated or expended to 

23 prepare or promulgate any policy, guidance, regulation, 

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1 minister, or enforce any policy, that extends diplomatic 

2 recognition to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. 

3 SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANI4 STAN AS A STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall des6 ignate the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as a State 

7 sponsor of terrorism. 

8 (b) STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DEFINED.—In 

9 this section, the term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means 

10 a country the government of which the Secretary of State 

11 has determined has repeatedly provided support for acts 

12 of international terrorism, for purposes of— 

13 (1) section 1754(c)(1)(A)(i) of the Export Con14 trol Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 

15 4813(c)(1)(A)(i)); 

16 (2) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act 

17 of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371); 

18 (3) section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 

19 Act (22 U.S.C. 2780(d)); or 

20 (4) any other provision of law. 


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1 SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF THE TALIBAN AS A FOREIGN TER2 RORIST ORGANIZATION. 

3 The Secretary of State shall designate the Taliban 

4 as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 

5 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189). 

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